Via SI.com, a look at the 1976 U.S. Olympic Women's basketball team who - in the pre–Title IX, pre-professionalized, pre–Olympic team world - grew up at a time where they were told that they shouldn’t even be interested in [...]
Via Slate, an interview on the need for top female athletes - particularly diverse women - to get more media coverage:
Speaker A: You.
Speaker B: This is a word.
Speaker B: A podcast from Slate.
Speaker B: I’m your [...]
Courtesy of The Athletic, a report on how the Celtics' Jaylen Brown aims to attack the socioeconomic stratification in Boston:
As a crowd of high school kids dressed in neon pink surrounded the dais, the man of the hour was [...]
As part of its mission to increase the visibility of girls and women in sports to inspire the next generation, Cracker Jack® is recognized nine young women with the I Am Cracker Jill® Award. These recipients are changing the [...]
Via Twitter, a powerful message from former USWNT forward Lauren Holiday who - along with her husband, Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks - were honored with the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for their work in uplifting [...]
Via The Washington Post, a look at the key role women play in Seattle's professional sports franchises:
As this understated city revamps its sports identity, a pattern for success appears evident. There is a single instruction [...]